2Bs Environmental Inc. to investigate a potential mineral deposit and extract minerals on NFS lands. Sections will be excavated in sequence, with material processing occurring off-site. Disturbed land will be restored through reshaping and reseeding.
Location
Confederate Gulch vicinity, approximately 20 miles northeast of Townsend, Montana.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
05/15/2024
2
Decision
07/2024 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2024 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (8), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(8) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| Decision Memo for the Diamond City Bench Placer Project | Decision Signed Date: 07/03/2024 |
| Forests | Lewis And Clark National Forest |
| Districts | Townsend Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sec 25, TI0N, R2E, P.M.M. |